Open Doors
Following a devastating earthquake in Peru, the LCMS continues to reach out in mercy to those who are suffering.
To the Reader
by Adriane Dorr C. F. W. Walther didn’t look like much of a leader. His hair wasn’t perfect. His suits weren’t pressed. His beard wasn’t trimmed. By today’s standards, he looked unkempt and unhealthy. But our mothers were right when they told us not to judge a book by its cover. For hidden behind sunken …
Back to Walther!
Matthew C. Harrison commemorates C. F. W. Walther, the Synods first president, by recalling Walthers desire to return to Scripture and to the Confessions.
Law and Gospel with Pastor Walther
by Prof. John T. Pless One should avoid going to a restaurant where the chef cannot tell the difference between cyanide and salt. A pinch of salt flavors the food, but a dash of cyanide would be lethal. Distinctions matter. Where they are improperly made, the results can be deadly. Pastor C. F. W. Walther …
Sent by Jesus Christ
Read about two new missionaries who help share Christ’s Gospel around the world.
Walther’s Breakdowns
Read about his struggles and the way in which they pointed Walther to his Savior, Jesus Christ.
‘Born for nothing but music’
The Lord used young Walther’s passion for music to provide an enduring heritage.
A Great and Faithful Teacher
See how you can help maintain the mausoleum that houses Walther’s remains.
A Man for the Ages
C.F.W. Walther was the Synod’s first president. How does this pastor still matter to the church today?
Lutheran Witness: October 2011
In this special edition of The Lutheran Witness, we give thanks to God for Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther, the first president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Rev. Glenn Merritt (web exclusive Q&A)
by Kim Plummer Krull One year after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti, more than 1 million people remain homeless, and the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country has struggled with a cholera epidemic. But amid huge challenges, LCMS World Relief and Human Care’s (WR-HC) Rev. Glenn F. Merritt says that the Synod’s mercy ministry, with the …
Mighty Little Words
by Rev. Dr. Greg Wismar The vocabulary of the church is filled with big words, large and meaningful words that sum up a great quantity of theological content. There are words like redemption and sanctification, words like liturgy and sacramental and words like propitiation and atonement. These great words may well need some reflection and …